Court Watching: Judge Green directs Poore how to stay out of Van Buren Township

At a court session on July 27 before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green, Scott Allen Poore, 42, waived his preliminary exam on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and assault with a dangerous weapon/felonious assault on July 5 in Van Buren Township.
His arraignment on the information at circuit court is 9 a.m. Aug. 10.
Poore was free on $5,000 personal recognizance bond, with the stipulation of his bond that he stay out of Van Buren Township, which was set by Judge Brian A. Oakley at Poore’s arraignment.
At Poore’s probable cause conference on July 20 before Judge Oakley, Poore’s retained attorney David Cripps asked that the stipulation be lifted because of Poore’s business.
Judge Oakley said on July 7 he asked Poore directly if that stipulation was a problem and he said no.
Poore then told Judge Oakley that his shop is next door to the Van Buren Police Department and it is a problem because he has a business in VBT.
Judge Oakley appeared irritated that Poore hadn’t said anything until now and he asked the assistant prosecutor about it and she said she has no information on this.
Officer in charge is Detective Donovan McCarthy and he told Judge Oakley that the victim in this case is Poore’s ex-wife’s new husband. Judge Oakley left the bond stipulation in place.
But on July 27 when Poore was before Judge Green to waive his preliminary exam, attorney Cripps again asked to drop the stipulation about staying out of Van Buren Township. He said Poore lives in Livonia and rents a garage at Willow Run Airport and would like to be able to go there alone.
After Judge Green determined this was not near the location where the incident happened, he directed Poore to go to the airport by a route that keeps him out of VBT. He is to take I-94 to Rawsonville Road and go to Willow Run Airport from that direction.
Ted Donald Sinclair
Ted Donald Sinclair, 38, had been lodged in the Wayne County Jail on a drunk driving charge and driving while license suspended although he was due for release on his $5,000 personal recognizance bond.
It had to do with the jail having trouble putting on the required alcohol tether before releasing him, said his retained attorney Matthew Dupee.
On July 20, 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley and Sinclair’s attorney Dupee tried to untangle the details.
Part of the confusion was Sinclair’s other charges concerning failure to pay child support and a failure to appear charge concerning his pretrial exam on that charge which now is set for Oct. 5. Sinclair is labeled a habitual offender which will increase his penalties.
Sinclair was brought to Judge Oakley’s courtroom by the county on July 20 although the county stopped delivering incarcerated defendants to court for probable cause conferences earlier this year. This appearance was supposed to be by video.
Attorney Dupee asked for an adjournment of Sinclair’s probable cause conference because he’s been waiting in jail for a tether for two weeks. Dupee said they would agree to any kind of device just to get him out.
Judge Oakley sent Sinclair back into the jail lockup and told Dupee to just hang out until they made some phone calls. Judge Oakley called the head of his probation department and that person looked into the situation.
Later, Judge Oakley called Sinclair into court again and got Dupee back before him to explain what he had discovered.
Judge Oakley said there were two reasons Sinclair was in jail: “There’s a hold on you for Friend of the Court and the person who puts on tethers has been on vacation for a week and it’ll take another week for them to get to you.”
Judge Oakley said Sinclair was on personal recognizance bond and Judge Oakley was removing the need for an alcohol monitor. Judge Oakley cautioned him not to purchase or use mind-altering alcohol or drugs as a stipulation of his bond.
On July 27 he waived his preliminary exam and Judge Green bound him over to circuit court for an Aug. 10 arraignment on the information on charges of operating while intoxicated-3rd and driving while license suspended-2nd on Feb. 27 in Van Buren Township. The warrant was issued June 21. Officer in charge is Detective Mark Buxton.
Robert Dale Cannon
Robert Dale Cannon, //45, had his probable cause conference on July 20 before Judge Oakley and was scheduled for his preliminary exam on July 27 before Judge Green. But that was adjourned until Aug. 31.
He is charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon in Van Buren Township on Feb. 15. VBT Detective Ken Toney is the officer in charge of the case. Cannon is free on $5,000 personal recognizance bond.
Phillip Andrew Moore
Phillip Andrew Moore, 32, waived his preliminary exam by video on July 27 from the Wayne County Jail. He was bound over by Judge Green for an arraignment on the information at circuit court on Aug. 3.
He is charged with possession of narcotics in the City of Belleville on July 15. His bond was $10,000/10%, but he couldn’t afford to get out. He told Judge Green he could afford $300 and so Judge Green reduced his bond to $3,000/10%.
His court-appointed attorney David Lankford said Moore has out-of-state contacts and pending warrants out of Monroe and Carleton.
Officer in charge of the case is Belleville Officer Jeff Wickham.
Alexander Paul Kelly
Alexander Paul Kelly, 24, was charged with possession of narcotics and possession of marijuana in the City of Belleville on July 16 and was due for his probable cause conference before Judge Green on July 27. Instead, he took a plea deal that amended his first count to use of narcotics, a misdemeanor, and pled guilty to having marijuana in his possession.
His sentence was deferred for a year and if he stays out of trouble charges will be dismissed. Fine was $1,100 total and he could use $900 of the $1,000 he paid for bond, leaving what he owed the court at $200.
His retained attorney was Jeffrey Osment and the officer in charge of the case was Bellevillle Officer Tim Trombley.
Belva Lynn Jarzyna
Belva Lynn Jarzyna, 55, waived her preliminary exam on July 27 and Judge Green bound her over to circuit court for an arraignment on the information on Aug. 10. She is charged with operating while intoxicated-3rd, driving while license suspended, and driving with open intoxicant on Feb. 15, 2012 in VBT. She is out on $10,000 personal recognizance bond and is represented by court appointed attorney David Lankford.
Officer in charge of the case if VBT Detective Ken Toney.
Dusty Ray Howard
Dusty Ray Howard, 34, waived his preliminary exam by video from the Wayne County Jail on a charge of possession of narcotics or cocaine less than 25 grams on July 17 in the City of Belleville. Judge Green bound him over for an arraignment on the information at circuit court on Aug. 3.
At his arraignment at circuit court, he pled guilty to the charge and Judge Margie Braxton will sentence him on Sept. 20.
His court-appointed attorney is Jeffery Perlman and the officer in charge of the case is Belleville Cpl. Kris Faull.
He is co-defendant with Kayla Marie Fisher.
Kayla Marie Fisher
Nicolette Marie Porter
Kayla Marie Fisher, 25, and Nicolette Marie Porter, 25, stood together to waive their preliminary exams on charges of possession of narcotics or cocaine less than 25 grams. Fisher was charged for the offense on July 17 in the City of Belleville. Porter was charged for the offense on Nov. 21, 2015.
Judge Green bound them over for arraignments on the information at circuit court. Fisher was due at court on Aug. 3 to face charges with co-defendant Dusty Howard. On Aug. 3 she pled guilty to the charge and will be sentenced Sept. 20.
Porter is due at circuit court on Aug. 10.
Fisher was out on $10,000 personal recognizance bond and Porter was out after posting her bond of $20,000/10%.
They both are represented by court-appointed defense attorney Jeffrey Perlman. The officer in charge of Fisher’s case is Belleville Cpl. Kris Faull. The officer in charge of Porter’s case is Officer Ken Fragodt.